malabaricus, Arius Day [F.] 1877:464, Pl. 107 (fig. 4) [The fishes of India Part 3; ref. 4886] Canara [Coastal Karnataka], India. Holotype (unique): ZSI 1305. Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:158 [ref. 23762], Jayaram & Dhanze 1981:121 [ref. 34338], Ferraris 2007:35 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Tachysurus malabaricus (Day 1877) -- (Jayaram & Dhanze 1979:48 [ref. 6800], Jayaram & Dhanze 1981:121 [ref. 34338]). •Possible synonym of Arius jella Day 1877 -- (Burgess 1989:169 [ref. 12860]). •Valid as Arius malabaricus Day 1877 -- (Kailola 2004:127 [ref. 28108], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:18 [ref. 29031], Ferraris 2007:35 [ref. 29155], Marceniuk et al. 2023:29 [ref. 40422]). Current status: Valid as Arius malabaricus Day 1877. Ariidae: Ariinae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: southern India. Habitat: brackish, marine.